Einstein, History, And Other Passions. The Rebellion Against Science At The End Of The 20th Century

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Gerald Holton - Einstein, History, And Other Passions. The Rebellion Against Science At The End Of The 20th Century.
THROUGH HIS RICH EXPLORATION of Einstein's thought, Gerald Holton shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how... Lire la suite
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Résumé

THROUGH HIS RICH EXPLORATION of Einstein's thought, Gerald Holton shows how the best science depends on great intuitive leaps of imagination, and how science is indeed the creative expression of the tradition of Western civilization.

Sommaire

  • SCIENCE IN HISTORY
    • What Place for Science at the "End of the Modem Era"?
    • The Public Image of Science
    • "Doing Ones Damnedest" : The Evolution of Trust in Scientific Findings
    • Imagination in Science
    • Understanding the History of Science
  • LEARNING FROM EINSTEIN
    • Einstein's Influence on the Culture of Our Time
    • Einstein and the Goal of Science
    • Of Physics, Love, and Other Passions : The Letters of Albert and Mileva
    • "What, Precisely, Is Thinking ? " Einstein's Answer

Caractéristiques

  • Date de parution
    04/09/2000
  • Editeur
  • ISBN
    0-674-00433-7
  • EAN
    9780674004337
  • Présentation
    Broché
  • Nb. de pages
    240 pages
  • Poids
    0.365 Kg
  • Dimensions
    15,0 cm × 23,0 cm × 1,5 cm

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Biographie de Gerald Holton

GERALD HOLTON is Mallinckrodt Professor of Physics and professor of history of Science, Harvard University. He is the author of numerous books, including Thematic Origins of Scientific Thought; Science and Anti-Science; The Advancement of Science, and Its Burdens; and The Scientific Imagination (all from Harvard).

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